@article{ec06b168cec240cf8753b7e091e20ff1,
title = "Phylogenetic analysis of massilia phlebovirus in Portugal",
abstract = "In the last two decades, molecular surveys of arboviruses have enabled the identification of several new viruses, contributing to the knowledge of viral diversity and providing impor-tant epidemiological data regarding possible new emerging viruses. A combination of diagnostic assays, Illumina sequencing and phylogenetic inference are here used to characterize two new Massilia phlebovirus strains isolated from sandflies collected in the Arr{\'a}bida region, Portugal. Whole genome sequence analysis enabled their identification as reassortants and the recognition of genomic variants co-circulating in Portugal. Much is still unknown about the life cycle, geographic range, evolutionary forces and public health importance of these viruses in Portugal and elsewhere, and more studies are needed.",
keywords = "Arr{\'a}bida virus, Massilia phlebovirus, Phleboviruses",
author = "F{\'a}tima Amaro and L{\'i}bia Z{\'e}-Z{\'e} and Jos{\'e} Louren{\c c}o and Marta Giovanetti and Becker, {Stefanie Christine} and Alves, {Maria Jo{\~a}o}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding: This research was supported in part by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the project “Phleboviruses in Portugal: vectors, pathogenesis and co-infections” (PTDC/DTP-SAP/0859/2014). J.L. was supported by a research lectureship by the Zoology Department of the University of Oxford. M.G. was supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o de Amparo {\`a} Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). Funding Information: This research was supported in part by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the project ?Phleboviruses in Portugal: vectors, pathogenesis and co-infections? (PTDC/DTP-SAP/0859/2014). J.L. was supported by a research lectureship by the Zoology Department of the University of Oxford. M.G. was supported by Funda??o de Amparo ? Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.",
year = "2021",
month = jul,
doi = "10.3390/v13071412",
language = "English",
volume = "13",
journal = "Viruses",
issn = "1999-4915",
publisher = "MDPI",
number = "7",
}